19 Bible Verses about Retribution

Beloved, avenge not yourselves, but give place to the wrath of God; for it is written: Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.

For we know him who has said, Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord. And again, The Lord will judge his people.

Then Jesus said to him: Put back your sword into its place; for all that take the sword, shall perish by the sword.

Be not deceived; God is not mocked. For whatever a man sows, that also shall he reap. For he that sows for his flesh shall from the flesh, reap corruption; but he that sows for his spirit shall from the Spirit reap life eternal.

For he is the minister of God to you for that which is good. But if you do what is evil, be afraid; for he bears not the sword in vain. For he is the minister of God to inflict punishment on him that does evil.

or to governors, as those sent by him for the punishment of evil-doers, and for the praise of those who do well.

You have heard that it was said: An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth. But I say to you, Resist not the injurious. But whoever will smite you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also.

since, indeed, it is a righteous thing with God, to repay affliction to those who afflict you, and to you that are afflicted, rest with us, at the revelation of our Lord Jesus from heaven with his mighty angels, in flaming fire, to take vengeance on those who know not God, and who obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ;read more.
these shall suffer punishment in that day, even eternal destruction, far from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power, when he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all those who believe, and in you also, because our testimony among you was believed.

And the sea gave up the dead that were in it; and death and hades gave up the dead that were in them; and they were judged, every one according to his works.

Be not astonished at this; for the hour is coming in which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, and shall come forth; those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation.

But, according to your hard and impenitent heart, you treasure up to yourself wrath for a day of wrath, and of the revelation of the righteous judgment of God, who will render to every man according to his works; to those who, by patient continuance in good works, seek for glory and honor and incorruptibility, eternal life:read more.
but to those who are contentious, and obey not the truth, but obey unrighteousness, anger and wrath, affliction and distress, upon every soul of man that practices what is evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Greek: but glory and honor and peace to every one that practices what is good, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek: for there is no respect of persons with God.

Now these things took place as examples for us, that we should not desire evil things, as they, also, desired. Neither be you idolaters, as some of them were, as it is written: Tho people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to engage in idolatrous sport. Nor let us be guilty of lewdness, as some of them were guilty, and fell, in one day, twenty-three thou sand.read more.
Nor let us tempt the Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed by serpents. Nor do you murmur, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed by the destroyer.

that upon you may come all the righteous blood which has been shed upon the earth, from the blood of Abel the just to the blood of Zachariah, the son of Barachiah, whom you slew between the temple and the altar. Verily I say to you, All these things shall come upon this generation.

For you, brethren, became imitators of the churches of God in Judea which are in Christ Jesus; for you, also, have suffered the same things from your own countrymen, that they have suffered from the Jews, who both killed the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and have persecuted us, and do not please God, and are opposed to all men, forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they may be saved, in order that they may fill up their sins at all times: but the wrath is coming upon them to the full.

And immediately an angel of the Lord smote him, because he did not give God the glory. And having been eaten by worms, he expired.

But Peter said: Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart, that you should at tempt to deceive the Holy Spirit, and keep back part of the price of the land? While it remained unsold, was it not your own? And after it was sold, was it not at your own disposal? Why have you purposed this thing in your heart? You have not lied to men, but to God. And when Ananias heard these words, he fell down, and expired. And great fear came on all that heard these things.

for he that eats and drinks in an improper manner, eats and drinks condemnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body. For this reason, many among you are weak and sick, and many sleep.

and in like manner also the males, leaving the natural use of the females, burned in their lusts one toward another, males with males practicing infamous lewdness, and receiving in them selves the due reward of their error.

But evil men and impostors will become worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.